Myford ml7. Longbed for under £200

Myford ml7. Longbed for under £200

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    David-Clark 1
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      David-Clark 1
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        @david-clark1

        Long bed Myford suit project on Ebay

        #594692
        David-Clark 1
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          #594727
          Robert Butler
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            Is that the sale price or what the vendor is prepared to pay to have it taken away!

            Robert Butler

            #594731
            duncan webster 1
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              Expensive for a boat anchor

              #594736
              Jon Lawes
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                I'm sure its useful to someone; the ways might be in good order, its hard to tell.

                #594740
                Calum
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                  @calumgalleitch87969

                  You can just see what looks like a cross-slide on the floor in one of the shots, so there's a chance there's more there than pictured, but even so, a project is right!

                  #594743
                  Pete Rimmer
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                    Even if the bed is worn it would be worth it. If I didn't have a big queue of scraping jobs in front of me I'd certainly pay the asking price, scrape the bed and it would make a very nice base for a rebuild.

                    EDIT: Actually having studied the wide angle pic more closely it seems that the seller has cleverly hidden the fact that the bedway is severely pitted on the rear way near the chuck.

                    Edited By Pete Rimmer on 16/04/2022 23:07:18

                    #594745
                    Anonymous

                      The condition wouldn't put me off (but they "May not post to Canada&quot.

                      No sense of adventure around here these days.

                      #594817
                      Pete Rimmer
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                        @peterimmer30576

                        I asked for better pictures of the bed. It's a bit grim but not unrecoverable.

                        #594819
                        David-Clark 1
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                          Can you post the photos here? Sounds like you may be a scraping expert? Perhaps a series in MEW about scraping.

                          #594822
                          Pete Rimmer
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                            Posted by David-Clark 1 on 17/04/2022 14:19:49:

                            Can you post the photos here? Sounds like you may be a scraping expert? Perhaps a series in MEW about scraping.

                            He's added pics in the advert David.

                            Scraping novice is more like it. Just because you do a lot of something doesn't make you any good 😀

                            #594830
                            Mark Rand
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                              I'm puzzled by it's condition. It's obviously been wet for a long time, but was it also in a fire?

                              Edited By Mark Rand on 17/04/2022 15:10:21

                              #594856
                              Pete Rimmer
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                                If i t was in a fire the pulleys would be gone. I think it's just been poorly kept and then neglected in damp storage.

                                #594859
                                Bazyle
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                                  The bed has been cleaned whereas nothing else has been. I think they may have picked it up for a song with a view to restoration and decide it was a bit too much for their time/capability. Note the sellers name – this is not his prime hobby. Now if it had been a Drummond I would have been interested but these ML's are just too modern for me cheeky

                                  #594888
                                  Anonymous

                                    Those aren't pits, they're oil reservoirs wink

                                    (I don't see the pits per-se as affecting the function much as long as the rest of it can be restored).

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